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> advertising [...] misinformation and/or lies In a society where bending the truth is so normal and expected, complaining about this is frowned upon. A lot o
by eeZah7Ux 10y ago
> advertising [...] misinformation and/or lies
In a society where bending the truth is so normal and expected, complaining about this is frowned upon.
A lot of exaggerating and over-promising in ads is not legal in some countries or was not legal in the past.
- humanrebar 10y ago> A lot of exaggerating and over-promising in ads is not legal in some countries or was not legal in the past. The implication of making 'misinformation' illegal is that the government is a more trustworthy pursuer of the truth than normal citizens. Everyone wants lies and idiocy to stop. It's just that a "who watches the watchers" situation prevents a quick fix.
- marcosdumay 10y agoYou put the Judiciary in charge of deciding the Truth, from the start the most trustworthy of the powers. Then, you only make it enforceable on stuff that fits a reasonably high standard of certainty. Then you subsidize its access to common people. Putting the government in charge of deciding what is truth in advertising works on all kinds of countries. And works well.